Mount Robson Provincial Park

Hikers and climbers have a wealth of choice in Mount Robson Provincial Park, as there are 202km/125mi of hiking trails that range from easy strolls to challenging backcountry excursions.

Rearguard Falls and Overlander Falls are relatively short and easy walks, while the Mount Fitzwilliam Trail and well-known Berg Lake Trail venture deep into the wilderness. Camping areas in the park include three designated campgrounds and several wilderness sites.

Canoeing

Canoe through the R.W. Starratt Wildlife Sanctuary, or along the McLennan River or Kinbasket Lake. Murtle Lake on the edge of Wells Gray Provincial Park near Valemount is the largest canoe-only lake in North America. The lake has more than 100km/62mi of shoreline, many sandy beaches, 20 developed campsites, and 69 wilderness/canoe-in tenting sites along the lake-shore.

Festivals and Events

The Canoe Mountain Rodeo is held in mid-July near the Canoe River Campground. The rodeo features traditional roping and riding events, as well as heavy horse pulls, packhorse races, live music, food vendors, kids activities, and freestyle motto-cross jumping. The Robson Valley Music Festival is a multi-genre music events held in August in Dunster (55km/33mi east of Valemount). In mid-June, Valmountain Days has family oriented events, including a parade, a bike rodeo, and a watermelon-eating contest.

More Activities

Experience Valemount's culture and history with a tour of the Valemount and Area Museum, located in a former Railway station, or check out Tete Jaune Cache, 25km/16mi north of town, which was once the railhead of two great railway systems. Play a round at Valemount Pine Golf & Country Club. Walk the trails of Robert W. Starratt Wildlife Sanctuary, where migrating birds make their home, or view thousands of chinook salmon as they run the waterways of George Hicks Regional Park.

Where to begin

Stop by the Valemount Visitor Centre (at the intersection of Highway 5 and the town centre) for more information about seasonal activities in the area.